Rubi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Okinawa Zoo in Japan

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Rubi  dead elephant
Alternative name: Ruby

Identification

JAZA nr nr?

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 2 years old
Origin
Born:* 2015-03-04 captive-born
Birth place: in Okinawa Zoo
Death
Dead: 2017-01-22
Death reason: : herpes virus?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Okinawa Zoo, in Japan

Date of arrival

2015-03-04Okinawa Zoo
Record history
History of updates2018-05-23

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† Rubi is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2017-01-22 at Okinawa Zoo, in Japan, . Official death reason described as herpes virus?.

Origin

Rubi was born captive-born 2015-03-04 at Okinawa Zoo.


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2015: Rubi was born March 4, 2015. Her name was sought from 6,138 publicly offerred names by choosing the most popular one with the Chinese character of ??. The pronunciation was chosen by her mother Ruka who drew the lot.

2017-01-23: A female Indian elephant named Rubi raised at the Okinawa Zoo & Museum in Okinawa died on January 22. She lived for two years and ten months. Her appetite and health condition had declined a few days before her passing. The Okinawa Zoo & Museum will hold a press conference on January 23 to explain the cause of her death. Rubi was the first elephant born in Okinawa, and many visitors loved her.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Rubi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Okinawa Zoo in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16782. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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